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Officially crossed off my favorite name...
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DH and I were talking last night and have officially crossed of Harper as our #1 girls name. I love it, but with it's gaining popularity and celebrity usage, it's only going to go downhill. Although I am not opposed to popular names on other children, I do not want my child being 1 of 5 Harpers in her grade level.
So, we are back to square 1! Here's our list, let me know what you think... also suggestions greatly appreciated!
Hadley (NN Haddie)
Everly (NN Evie)
Stella
Ainsley (DH's love, but I'm not sold)
Harlow (although it makes me think of Nicole Ritchie)
Emery
P.S. Our boy name is set. Elliott Neil.
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Re: Officially crossed off my favorite name...
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I'm partial to Stella (it's DDs name), but I also love Ainsley. Stella wins though.
You could do Stella Ainsley
I really dislike, Hadley and Everly. Harlow is my uncle's name and Emery is a boy's name.
I love Hadley, Evie, Ainsley and Emery.
A PP had said that Emery is a boys name but to me it is too feminine for a boy. I love it on a girl. I liked someone else's suggestion on using Harper as a MN!
Me too.
I LOVE it, always have. DH says it reminds him of some movie where the actor yells "STELLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" LOL. Not a good enough reason to veto, IMHO.
Harlow is my fav off your list and closest to Harper.
Stella would be second.
I really love Everly. I'm going to add it to my own list
I think Stella is massively overrated. To me, it sounds like a waitress at the old diner I used to go to in high school.
This.
all of this.
Harper is off our list too - so is Olivia, Maya and we're close to axing Ava because of popularity as well. So sad.
I like Stella best off your list.
I've never cared for it either. Not a bad name by any means, just NMS and I am constantly wanting to pronounce it STTTEEELLLLLAAAAA (In my best Slyvester Stallone voice)
This is what I think of when I hear the name Stella. But I don't think many kids will know this (I don't even know what movie it is, I've just heard people do it). I love the name Ainsley. A character on my favorite TV show (The West Wing) is named Ainsley and the character is a strong, smart girl who stands for what she believes in (even though I don't agree with her most times).
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I really like Hadley and Stella but those are also gaining in popularity...I think Stella is in the top 100 but I could be wrong.
How would you pronounch Ainsley (traditionally or how it looks)? That would be my deciding factor.
I dated an Emery so it's a boys name to me and I dislike the others.
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I love your boy's name.
I like Harlow, and I'm not a fan of the others.
I especially DON'T like Hadley, Everly and Stella.
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Not to me either, but it was for my DH who yells the exact same thing!
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I have a headache from all the *HEADDESK* going on during this conversation.
I don't think you have to worry about Harper sharing her name with 5 other students. It's just not that popular. And it has a long way to go before it gets that popular (Isabella, the most popular name in the country, isn't even that popular).
From your list, though, I like Stella and Harlow. For you, I would vote Harlow because it's so close to Harper.
This is exactly what I was going to say. Harper isn't that popular, and I really don't see it ever getting as popular as Isabella, Olivia or Sophia. If anything, I see Hadley being more popular than Harper.
I do like most of your name choices, I don't care for Stella but I know multiple dogs named Stella. Hadley is at the top of my list, I also like Harlow.
If Harper is your favorite girls name, then I would go with that.
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Hadley (NN Haddie): Too I-was-born-in-the-early-2000's sounding for me. I think it's the -ley part
Everly (NN Evie): Same as above, though the nickname Evie is cute. What about Evelyn?
Stella: Meh
Ainsley: Same as the first two
Harlow: Makes me think of harlot
Emery: Makes me think of emery board, and it's traditionally a boy name
I actually like Harper a lot more than any of these, and it doesn't strike me as being that level of popular that she'd have 3 others in her class.
Love your boy name.
Me too!
Anyway, I don't like any of your names, really. They're just NMS, and I've never really cared for Stella.
I think you're remembering Sly Stallone screaming "Adrian!" in "Rocky". The drawn out "Stella!" was all Marlon Brando. . . .
I love love love Ainsley.
The rest would be Stella, Hadley, Emery (boys name?), and Everly( is that even a name?).
I love Stella.
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I love the association.
This
Ainsley is way to close to anal ease
I REALLY love Hadley/Haddie!!!!!
Second choice is Stella... very cute
I also really like Harlow, but DH vetoed it quickly. I have to say that the Nicole Richie association turned me off a bit, though.
Thank you! I was flipping out over this mix-up. So glad I wasn't the only one!